"The numbers are fantastic," said Dr Fred Locke, a blood cancer expert at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa who co-led the study.

"These are heavily treated patients who have no other options."

The treatment, which has been dubbed 'a living drug' by doctors, works by filtering a patient's blood to remove key immune system cells called T-cells, which are then genetically engineered in the lab to recognise cancer cells.

Cancer cells are very good a evading the immune system, but the new therapy essentially cuts the brakes, allowing immune cells to do their job properly.

Martin Ledwick, Cancer Research UKs head cancer information nurse, said: These results are promising and suggest that one day CAR-T cells could become a treatment option for some patients with certain types of lymphoma.

"But, we need to know more about the side effects of the treatment and long term benefits.

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